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Elizabeth I... or Elizabeth II?

Do these facts relate to Elizabeth I, Elizabeth II, both, or neither?
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Last updated: September 8, 2022
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First submittedMarch 30, 2019
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1. Had children
Elizabeth I
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2. Had a father named Henry
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3. Held the title "Queen of Ireland"
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4. Was head of the Church of England
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5. Was born outside of England
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6. Has a U.S. state or Canadian province named after her
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Elizabeth II
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7. Held the title "Princess of Wales"
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8. Had a longer reign than Queen Victoria
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9. Her father was the eldest son of the king
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10. The crown passed directly from her father
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11. Had a sister named Margaret
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12. Was a political prisoner before becoming Queen
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13. Faced a military conflict with Spain during her reign
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14. Made an official visit to the United States/American colonies
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15. Was Empress of India
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Level 88
Jan 11, 2021
Victoria seems like the shadow answer.
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Level 70
Jan 12, 2021
Maybe clarify question 3 to say Queen of the whole of Ireland?

Queen Elizabeth II's full title is "Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other realms and territories Queen", so it could be argued that she is Queen of (part of) Ireland (though not all of Ireland).

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Level 44
Jan 12, 2021
That's what tripped me up
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Level 68
Jan 13, 2021
Northern Ireland is not Ireland, they just share the island of Ireland
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Level ∞
Jan 13, 2021
Changed the question so that it is clear Elizabeth II is incorrect.
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Level 44
Jan 16, 2021
Oh wow I must not know anything about Elizabeth II and tons about Elizabeth I
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Level 79
Jan 16, 2021
There are two 'the's in the fourteenth question.
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Level 62
Jan 16, 2021
Fixed!
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Level 44
Jan 16, 2021
Average 11.

My high score 11.

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Level 49
Jan 16, 2021
i thought bloody mary's name was also margaret :(
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Level 74
Sep 15, 2022
Well, no. Her name was Mary. Hence the nickname "bloody Mary". Because, you know... her name was Mary.

In case it's not clear yet, she was called Mary, and that's why she was called Mary.

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Level 57
Sep 15, 2022
Look, if "Peg" can be a common shortening of Margaret, it's not a huge stretch to imagine Mary *could* be, if you're not a name expert.
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Level 50
Jan 18, 2021
I thought I was going crazy after getting the state/province one wrong until I remembered that Liz the First was known as the Virgin Queen, hence Virginia.
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Level 74
Jan 27, 2021
It would be nice if the questions showed additional factoids after the quiz was over to contextualise the answers. Moar learning! :D
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Level 22
Sep 15, 2022
I highly agree
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Level 55
Sep 15, 2022
Elizabeth the 2nd was born in aberdeenshire, scotland not england
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Level ∞
Sep 15, 2022
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II
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Level 54
Sep 15, 2022
Beautiful quiz. I missed the last one. I was double guessing myself and thinking that maybe the title stayed a bit longer than India did.